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... nature . He blamed the stanza of Spenser , and could not bear the hexameters of Sidney . Denham and Waller , he held the first reformers of English numbers ; and thought that if Waller could have obtained the strength of Denham , or ...
... nature . He blamed the stanza of Spenser , and could not bear the hexameters of Sidney . Denham and Waller , he held the first reformers of English numbers ; and thought that if Waller could have obtained the strength of Denham , or ...
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... nature , a male vice , and made up of many angry and cruel passions , that are altogether repugnant to the softness , the modesty , and those endearing qualities which are natural to the fair sex . Women were formed to temper mankind ...
... nature , a male vice , and made up of many angry and cruel passions , that are altogether repugnant to the softness , the modesty , and those endearing qualities which are natural to the fair sex . Women were formed to temper mankind ...
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... natures have been softened and ameliorated that day , by the society of lovely woman " ' ; and so was Sir Willoughby Patterne , who " appreciated Nature's compliment in the fair one's choice of you . " 5 99 66 Richardson was a ...
... natures have been softened and ameliorated that day , by the society of lovely woman " ' ; and so was Sir Willoughby Patterne , who " appreciated Nature's compliment in the fair one's choice of you . " 5 99 66 Richardson was a ...
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INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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